Salvation of the diabetic foot: still a quest for the holy grail?

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-269

  Papanas, N ^a   Maltezos, E ^a   Edmonds, M ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DIABETIC FOOT; EDITORIAL; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; EUROPE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960813503     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000114     Document Type: Editorial

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